| Course Calendar |
| Class | Date | Topic | Reading | Assignment |
| 1 | M 12 Jan | Syllabus, Course Overview, Power Electronics Devices |
Chapter 2 | . |
| 2 | W 14 Jan | Semiconductor Physics | Chapter 19 | Homework #1 due 1/26, 19.3, 19.6a-c, 19.8, 19.13 |
| 3 | F 16 Jan | Drift and Diffusion in Semicondcutors | . | . |
| . | M 19 Jan | Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday HOLIDAY | No Class | . |
| 4 | W 21 Jan | Analysis of pn Junctions | . | . |
| 5 | F 23 Jan | Junction Biasing and Breakdown | . | . |
| 6 | M 26 Jan | Structure and Conduction Losses in Power Diodes | Chapter 20 | Homework #2, Due 2/6 Mohan 20.1, 20.2, 20.4, 20.6, 20.7, 20.8 |
| 7 | W 28 Jan | NO CLASS | . | . |
| 8 | F 30 Jan | Switching Characteristics of Power Diodes | . | . |
| 9 | M 2 Feb | Schottky Diodes | Chapter 21 | . |
| 10 | W 4 Feb | Structure and Operation of Power BJTs | . | . |
| 11 | F 6 Feb | Operation Modes of Power BJTs | . | Homework #3, Due 2/16 Mohan 21.3, 21.4, 21.5, 21.6, 21.8 |
| 12 | M 9 Feb | Discuss Homework #2 | . | Paper Assignment, Due 04/05. |
| 13 | W 11 Feb | BJTs - Switching Characteristics and Losses | Chapter 22 | . |
| 14 | F 13 Feb | BJTs - Safe Operating Area, MOSFETs - Structure and Device Physics |
. | Homework #4, Due 02/27 Mohan 22.4, 22.7, 22.9, 22.11, 22.13 |
| 15 | M 16 Feb | MOSFETs - Switching Waveforms, Losses | . | . |
| 16 | W 18 Feb | MOSFETs - Paralleling, Parasitics | Chapter 23 | . |
| 17 | F 20 Feb | Thyristors - Structure and Device Physics | . | Homework #5, due 03/03 Mohan 23.1, 23.2, 23.4, 23.6, 23.8 |
| 18 | M 23 Feb | NO CLASS | . | . |
| 19 | W 25 Feb | NO CLASS | . | . |
| 20 | F 27 Feb | NO CLASS | . | . |
| 18 | M 1 Mar | Thyristors - Switching Waveforms, Transient Limitations | Chapter 24 | . |
| 19 | W 3 Mar | Thyristors | . | . |
| 23 | F 5 Mar | EXAM #1 | . | . |
| . | M 8 Mar | Spring Break | No Class | . |
| . | W 10 Mar | Spring Break | No Class | . |
| . | F 12 Mar | Spring Break | No Class | . |
| 24 | M 15 Mar | Review Exam #1, GTO Structure | Chapter 24 | . |
| 25 | W 17 Mar | GTOs - Switching Waveforms | Chapter 25 | Homework #6 due 03/26, 24.1, 24.2, 25.1, 25.4, 25.5, 25.7 |
| 26 | F 19 Mar | IGBTs structure and operation | . | . |
| 27 | M 22 Mar | IGBTs switching waveforms | . | . |
| 28 | W 24 Mar | MCTs | Chapter 26 | . |
| 29 | F 26 Mar | ETOs | . | Homework #7 due 04/07, 26.5, 26.6, 26.8, 26.11, 26.12 |
| 30 | M 29 Mar | Review Homework #6 - MOSFETs and IGBTs | . | . |
| 31 | W 31 Mar | No Class | . | . |
| 32 | F 2 Apr | IGCT, Series and Paralleling GTOs | . | . |
| 33 | M 5 Apr | Wide Bandgap Semiconductors | . | Paper Assignment Due Today |
| 34 | W 7 Apr | Modeling and Design of SiC MOSFETs | SiC MOSFET Design Presentation | . |
| . | F 9 Apr | Good Friday Holiday | No Class | . |
| 35 | M 12 Apr | SiC MOSFET and Diode Loss Models for HEVs | SiC Diode Model Presentation | . |
| 36 | W 14 Apr | SiC Thyristor Loss Models | SiC Thyristor Model Presentation | . |
| 37 | F 16 Apr | Sun and Solar Radiation | . | Homework #8 Assignment, due April 26 |
| 38 | M 19 Apr | Physics of PV Cells | . | . |
| 39 | W 21 Apr | Absorption in Solar Cells | . | . |
| 40 | F 23 Apr | Recombination Mechanisms in Solar Cells | . | . |
| 41 | M 26 Apr | Solar Cell Operating Characteristics | . | . |
| 42 | W 28 Apr | Losses in Solar Cells | . | Last Lecture |
| . | Mon 03 May | FINAL EXAM | 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. | . |